Last-minute local gifts with Richmond flair
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The holidays are here and that means it's crunch time for gift hunting.
Why it matters: We're here to help all those procrastinators out there nail the perfect local gift.
Driving the news: Here are some options to help you knock out your holiday shopping and support local businesses and makers.
For the most Richmond of Richmonders
🐈 Pick up some Francine art (or a tee) by local artist Ryan Myers, available at Beasties in Carytown (prices vary).
🦝 Prefer to gift something commemorating our drunk raccoon? Fresh raccoon prints and ornaments by RVA Coffee Stain were just restocked at Crossroads Art Center on Staples Mill (prices vary).
🥃 Or order up a "Raccoon Approved Whisky" T-shirt from Virginia Distillery Co., makers of one of the bottles the drunk masked bandit (allegedly) got into, $35. (It may not arrive by the holidays, though.)
🧢 If you want something honoring Richmonders' original critter love, grab a River City Surf Co. hat with a possum stitched onto it, $30, at Lineage, a new coffee shop in Scott's Addition.
🦛 If it's the pygmy hippo you're searching for, pick up a Richmond Loves Poppy Mug, $17.99 at World of Mirth in Carytown.
👕 We love this It's Better in RVA Tee, $25, available at the Shop Made in Virginia store in Scott's Addition.
🗺️ And this Richmond map tote, $24.95, at Mongrel in Carytown.
For the foodie
🧀 Sign them up for the Truckle Cheesemongers Cheese Club, starting at $65 monthly, plus optional add-ons.
🍷 Gift a monthly wine subscription from Barrel Thief, Jardin or Little House Green Grocery, starting around $35 monthly.
🍄 Send 'em foraging for 'shrooms on HaaShrooms Mushroom Farm in Goochland (2026 hunts are set for May, July and September), $75.
🍽️ Grab a gift card to your (or their) favorite local restaurant.
For the local who has everything
👩🏻🍳 Teach them to cook with a class at The Kitchen Classroom, Mise En Place, The Green Kitchen or Victoria's Kitchen Kids Cooking School, starting around $50.
💐 Or to arrange flowers with a floral arranging class at Freckled Flower or biweekly flower subscriptions from Flowers by MJ, starting at $60.
🎭 For theater lovers, gift them a Broadway in Richmond season subscription to four awesome shows, starting at $176.
🎸 For the music lover, give them a gift certificate to see a show at Allianz Amphitheater or The Broadberry, prices vary.
⚾️ Baseball fans would love season tickets to see the Richmond Flying Squirrels for their inaugural season at CarMax Park, prices vary.
🏛️ Or keep them busy year-round with a membership to a local museum, like:
- VMFA, Virginia Museum of History and Culture, The Valentine, Black History Museum, Children's Museum, Maymont, Lewis Ginter, American Civil War Museum, Poe Museum and the Science Museum.
- Membership prices vary, but they all come with perks.
- Pro tip: If nothing in this gift guide stood out to you, museum gift shops have excellent options.